Geography By Geoff

04/24/2024

Some parts of Greenland are in fact green! 🤭

09/25/2023

📽️ Watch now! Japan has an incredible population distribution. While the country is home to more than 125 million people, over 70 million live within just 3 metro regions. And, as usual, there's a geographic reason for this. https://loom.ly/-JJEe-U

09/25/2023

🎙️ Listen now! Sushi has expanded around the world, but began as a street food in Japan! So how did the very popular dish become so dominant while still maintaining its Japanese identity? Find out by listening right here: https://loom.ly/Y6dAo9I

09/18/2023

📽️ New episode! This week we're off to explore another "empty" region of the US! This time along the Southeast coast where all major U.S. cities are well inland. Check it out now! https://loom.ly/bKuJhYg

09/13/2023

🎙️ New podcast episode! Have you ever been curious as to how IKEA got its start and spread around the globe? Well wonder no more! We broke down the companies geographic origins in a single podcast episode. Listen now on whatever app you use to listen to podcasts: https://loom.ly/1ub7wuI

09/11/2023

📽️ New episode! Today we're off to the tiny state of Delaware to find out why it has so few people despite being within the Northeast Corridor megaregion with 50 million people (hint: it's not its physical size!). Watch now! https://loom.ly/P14fDrM

09/07/2023

60 Second City: El Paso, Texas!

09/06/2023

🎙️ New podcast episode out now! Were you ever curious to know more about the tallest mountain in the world: Mount Everest? Well Geoff and Hunter explain all about the physical and cultural geography attached to it. And you can listen right now: https://loom.ly/1ub7wuI

09/04/2023

📽️ New episode! Polynesia is a tropical paradise for tourists, and a slowly mounting catastrophe for natives as sea level rise threatens their very existence. Learn all about Polynesia's climate crisis right now: https://loom.ly/bdG4Zyo

08/31/2023

A quick look at China's 3rd largest city: Guangzhou! New 60 second city premieres every Thursday right here! #

08/28/2023

🎥 New episode! The US is home to 12 megaregions that are hoe to millions of people and most of the economy. Today we're running through the top 4 megaregions in the country, where they are, how many people they have, and their impact on the country. Watch now! https://loom.ly/l1ORqA4

08/23/2023

🎙️ New podcast episode! This week Hunter and Geoff explore the wild geography of where they filmed the Star Wars movies! Starting with Episodes 4 and 5. Listen now! https://loom.ly/9TeHGU8

08/21/2023

🎥 New episode! India is home to 1.4 billion people, but about 1/3rd of them live in an area that's considered to be extremely water stressed. Here's why India's BIG water problem could become a HUGE migration problem: https://loom.ly/aR7AvSc

08/14/2023

📽️ New episode! Did you know that the vast majority of Nevada is not owned by the state, but rather the federal U.S. government? And despite many, many conspiracy theories around this, it's actually pretty reasonable. Find out why right now: https://loom.ly/6PgLCjg

08/09/2023

🎙️ New podcast episode! Have you ever wondered how the cat became domesticated and spread around the world? Well wonder no more! In this week's episode, we break down the wild geography that is your pet cat. And you can listen right now: https://loom.ly/wS-Swcc

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08/07/2023

📽️ New episode! Today we're off the Central Africa to explore the vast population different between the two Congolese countries. Why does the DRC have 20 times more people? Find out right now! https://loom.ly/VVsSHcU

08/01/2023

New article on Substack! Demilitarized zones are a fascinating geographic use of land. And while many are created to ease tensions, often they become some of the most militarized areas of the world such as the Korean peninsula DMZ. Read more about them right here: https://loom.ly/cWyQYLM

And the most famous one, the Korean peninsula DMZ, just turned 70!

07/31/2023

📽️ New episode! Kansas has about 2.9 million people living in it making it the 36th largest state. But if we look to the east and west is Missouri and Colorado respectively with about twice the population. So why don't more Americans live in Kansas? Watch it now! https://youtu.be/vctKpylWDjI

07/24/2023

📽️ New episode! China claims pretty much the entire South China Sea. This is despite the numerous, more logical, claims by Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, and even Taiwan. But China wants to own this part of the ocean so bad they've started building islands to assist in their claims. Here's why China is so desperate to own the South China Sea. https://youtu.be/6KbWNqBInYw

07/17/2023

📽️ New episode! The west coast is home to over 50 million Americans. But while the vast majority are in southern California or the Bay Area/Sacramento, or in Portland/Seattle, there's a huge area in between with hardly anyone. Here's America's "Empty" West. https://loom.ly/qZqAm9w

07/11/2023

📝 New article on Substack! Ever wonder why the United States has a weird checkerboard pattern? Shockingly it's not natural and has been done for many reasons across the decades. Read all about it here: https://geographyiseverything.substack.com/p/why-the-united-states-has-this-odd

The pattern is most often found in western states, but exists sporadically throughout the country.

07/11/2023

📽️ New episode! Venezuela has the most amount of oil of any country on the planet and yet, at the same time, the country has had a rough time in terms of its economy. In today's episode, we'll explore why Venezuela has so much oil, but is still so poor. Watch now: https://loom.ly/p3xd0-Q

07/04/2023

📝 New article on the Substack! Saudi Arabia has gotten really into sports lately, but why? Sports aren't exactly known for their ability to return a steady profit. But sometimes money isn't really what you're after. Check it out: https://loom.ly/lXc4lt8

The oil-rich country seems keen on following the path set by other countries with dubious reputations.

07/03/2023

📽️ New episode! This week we're off to look at why Massachusetts has more than double the population of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine combined. Check out the episode right here only on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ILtN1mgWBww

06/26/2023

📽️ New episode! This week we're expllring Canada's Atlantic provinces to figure out why so few Canadians live there and why there are no major Canadian cities, far different from the US's east coast. Watch now: https://youtu.be/o-kkiZIERPc

06/19/2023

📽️ New episode! In honor of Juneteenth, I've prepared a video on why the United States has TWO Virginias: Virginia and West Virginia. While the Civil War plays a big role, the natural geography also has a hand in it. Watch it now: https://youtu.be/N_BacgC4hfQ

06/05/2023

📽️ New episode! Florida and Georgia have both grown a lot over the last few years. But Florida's growth has been especially explosive. In 1950, Georgia had near 1 million people people than Florida, but today Florida has 11 million more. Here's how that happened https://youtu.be/xWAlTpY_jv0

05/29/2023

📽️ New episode! Have you ever noticed Chile's unique shape? Squished in between the Andes mountain range and the Pacific Ocean is 19.5 million people, but most of them live near Santiago. Watch now! https://youtu.be/mnhQomJRFKA

05/22/2023

📽️ New episode! Have you ever wondered why so few Americans live in this HUGE area in the northern part of the country? Well now you can find out! Watch the full episode right now: https://youtu.be/650wkKxPejc